GRE Word List
PANACEA
cure-all; remedy for all diseases
The meaning of the word panacea is cure-all; remedy for all diseases.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature |
| analgesia | condition of being unable to feel pain |
| delete | erase; strike out |
| cubicle | small chamber used for sleeping or work |
| regent | a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman |
| credential | evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position; Ex. The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court. |
| seasoned | experienced |
| blasphemy | irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege |
| verbalize | put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb |